Monogram, ornament, and the like



July 12, 1938. o. F. M'EIssNER 2,123,704

l MONOGRAM, ORNAMENT, AND THE LIKE Filed Jan. 18, 1957 INVENTOR I 077'@f' Mars/Vfl?.

Evra/Wm Patented Jul-y 12, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEv MONOGRAM,ORNAMENT', AND THE LIKE Otto F. Meissner, New York, N. Y.

Application January 18, 1937, Serial No. 121,131

4 Claims.

One object of this invention is the provision of a monogram, ornament,or the like, comprising two or more members or sections releasably ordetachably joined together to form the complete unitary monogram orornament` which is adapted to be worn or carried in any desirab-lemanner in the form of a brooch, pin, button, badge, or other device, andto be attached to or supported on handbags, suitcases, vanity andcigarette cases, or any other suitable article.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a monogram,ornament, or the like, with means for interlocking the various membersforming the completed article, and means for preventing twisting of thevarious members out of the common plane of the article.

The above and otherobjects will become apparent in the descriptionbelow, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in theaccompanying drawing:

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a face View of a completemonogram.

Figure 2 is a similar View of the same monogram with the various membersthereof separated from each other.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a face View of an ornament or insignium.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line I-I of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line 8 8 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a perspective View of one of the separate members comprisingthe ornament shown in Figure 6.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary perspective view of another of the membersforming the same ornament.

Figure 11 is a face view of a monogram utilizing a modifiedconstruction.

Figure 12 is a similar View of the monogram shown in Figure 11, with thevarious members forming the same separated from each other.

Figure 13 is a cross-sectional View taken on the line I3-I3 of Figure11.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral I0 indicates arelatively long main or supporting member or letter, having side arms oredges II and I2. The arm II is provided with an open slot I3 extendinglengthwise in the side edge of the arm. At spaced-apart positions, theslot I3 is filled with hollow plugs I4 having openings I5 passingaxially therethrough. The plugs I4 may, however, be formed of integralextensions of the letter I0, which extensions fill the 5 slot I3 atspaced-apart intervals. Both theplug I4 and its axial opening I3 arerectangular in cross section. The plugslll may be of varying lengths asdesired. The letter I0 serves as the support in which the other lettersI6 and Il' of 10 the monogram are mounted. Each letter I6 and Il hasintegral with one side or edge thereof, a hollow ear I8 having an axialopening I9 therein. Both the ear I8 and the opening I9 are rectangularin cross section, and the opening IS 15 is of the same cross-sectionaldimensions as the opening I5 in the plug I4. The width and depthA of theears I8 are of approximately the same dimensions as the width and depthof the slot I3 in the arm- II. In joining the letters I6 and 20 Il' tothe letter I0, the ears I8 are inserted into the slot I3 in the spacesbetween the spaced-apart plugs I4. In this position, as shown in Figure1, the openings I5 and I9 become aligned to form a single continuousopening through both the 25 plugs I4 and the sleeves I8 extending thelength of the arm II.v A pin 2U which is also rectangular in crosssection, is then inserted through the top of the opening I5 in theuppermost plug I4 and passed through the said opening until 30 itemerges at the bottom, as shown in Figure 1. The pin 20 may be providedwith a head (not shown) as its upper end. In the completed monogramformed by the letters I0, I6, and Il, the latter lie in a common plateand the letters I6 35 and I'I which are attached to the letter' I areprevented from swinging or turning out of that plane by the square-edgedconnecting members above described.

In the ornament shown in Figures 6, 7, 8, 9, and 40 10, one member 2lcomprises the main or supporting member of the article. One side edge orarm 22 of this member is provided, integrally therewith, with a hollowextension sleeve 23 having a lengthwise-slotted opening 24 diametrically45 oppoite the arm 22. One or more additional members 25 may be attachedto the member ZI, and in the illustration they consist of plates 26whose one end 2l is rolled into a hollow ear or sleeve 28 of a diametersuch that the sleeve 23 may be 50 slidably inserted into the sleeve 23.The bounding walls 29 of the slot 24 are formed parallel with eachotherfand with the front and back surfaces of the member 2|, so thatwhen the member 25 is thus united to the member 2|, the 55 walls of theslot 24 will maintain the member 25 fixed in a position in the sameplane as the member 2|. Toy further lock the members 2| and 25 together,a hollow pin or tube 3U is inserted into the cylindrical opening 3l ofthe sleeve 28, and the ends 32 of the tube 30 are then peened over toprevent withdrawal of the tube. The members 2l and 25 may, however, bethus locked together frictionally, or a solid rivet or pin (not shown)may be used instead of the tube 30 and then likewise flattened at bothends.

In the form of monogram shown in Figures 11, 12, and 13, the letters 33and 34 are united by a modified mortise-and-tenon union. The letter 33is provided on'one side with extending lugs 35, and the letter 34 isprovided with extending lugs 36, the latter being spaced lower thantheir respective counterparts on the letter 33.. The lugs 35 and 36 areprovided with rectangular openings 31 which become aligned to form asingle continuous rectangular opening when the letters Vare joined, asshownV in Figure 11. The pin 38, also rectangular in cross section, isthen inserted into the aligned openings 31 to lock the two letterstogether in a common plane, and also to prevent turning or swinging ofeither of the letters out of the plane of the other, as is obvious. Thepin 38 is preferably provided with a head 40. A brooch clasp 39 may beapplied to the letters, or to the monogram, in any desirable form ormanner, as shown in Figure 13. However, any other means (not shown) ofattaching the ornament or the monograms illustrated, to any articlewhatsoever, may be used in conjunction with the invention set forth.

Obviously, modiiications in form and structure may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A monogram, ornament, or the like, comprising a plurality of members,means for interlocking said members, said means comprising extensions onone or more of said members, another of said members having a pluralityofspacedapart aligned slots extending lengthwise in one edge thereof,said extensions registering in said slots, and means for locking saidmembers together.

2. A monogram, ornament, or the like comprising a plurality ofrelatively flat members, one of said members having a slot runninglengthwise in a side edge thereof, another of said members having an earon one end thereof, said ear registering in said slot of said iirstmember, said side edge of said rst member having an opening extendingtherethrough parallel with said edge, said ear. having a similar openingextending therethrough, said openings being aligned when said earregisters in said slot, and a pin extending through said alignedopenings to interlockV said members.

3. A monogram, ornament, or the like, comprising a plurality ofrelatively liat members, one of said members having an opening thereinextending lengthwise through one side thereof, said member having a.similarly-extending slot communicating with said opening, the others ofsaid members having an ear on one end thereof, said ears being slidablymounted in said opening and extending through said slot, the oppositeWalls of said slot being parallel with each other and with the surfacesof said first flat member to maintain said other members in iixedposition in the same plane as said first member.

4. A monogram, ornament, or the like, comprising a plurality of members,means for interlocking said members to form a unitary article of theclass mentioned and for maintaining said interlo'cked members in fixedposition with respect to each other comprising ears on one or more ofsaid members, another of said members having spaced-apart aligned slotsin one edge thereof between the iront and back face thereof, said earsregistering in said slots, and means for locking said ears in said slotscomprising a pin, said ears having aligned openings passingtherethrough, said other member having extensions lying between saidslots said extensions having similar aligned openings passingtherethrough, both sets of said openings becoming aligned on insertionof said ears into said slots, said pin passing through both said sets ofaligned openings,

O'I'IO F. MEISSNER.

